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Webber, John, 1751-1793 :A night dance by women in Hapaee. J. Webber del. Wm Sharpe sculp. [London, 1784]
- Date
- 1777 - 1784
- By
- Webber, John, 1751-1793; Sharp, William, 1749-1824
- Reference
- C-131-017
- Description
A scene in Lifuka, Tonga, in 1777, with James Cook and another sailor amongst a circle of Tongan men, watching a large group of women performing a dance, lit by tapers held by the watchers. There are instrumentalists in the centre of the dancers, beating sticks on the ground.
Extended Title - From: Cook, J. A voyage to the Pacific Ocean ...(London, Strahan, 1784). Atlas. Plate 17
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving on cream wove paper, 268 x 406 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Webber, John 1751-1793 :[Plates illustrating Captain Cook's third voyage / J. Webber delt, various hands engraved. London, 1784] / Webber, John 1751-1793 :[Plates illustrating Captain Cook's third voyage / J. Webber delt, various hands engraved. London, 1784]
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving on cream wove paper, 268 x 406 mm
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